[nabs-l] Braille Music

Sat Dec 28 16:53:33 UTC 2013

Where can I get this for free?

 ----- Original Message -----
From: "Emily Pennington" <emilypennington at fuse.net
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Date sent: Sat, 28 Dec 2013 11:51:54 -0500
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Braille Music

Hi all,
Many years ago, when I was learning how to read Braille music, I 
read the
book Lillie mentioned.  Although it dealt mostly with the 
foundations and
piano music, it had sections for other types of instruments -- 
even
percussion.  I distinctly recall that it had a section for string
instruments.

Hope this helps,
Emily
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lillie Pennington" <lilliepennington at fuse.net
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Sent: Friday, December 27, 2013 11:27 PM
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Braille Music

I may be wrong, but I think that guitar music should be like 
string music
in cords and such.  I don't play guitar personally, but the book 
I mentioned
earlier may have some suggestions.

 Sent from my iPhone

 On Dec 27, 2013, at 11:09 PM, "Helga Schreiber"
 <helga.schreiber at hotmail.com> wrote:

 Hi Lillie, this is Helga.  Thanks so much for the suggestions on 
how to
 learn to read Braille Music.  I really don't know how to read 
Braille
 Music! I actually I'm learning how to play the guitar.  By the 
way, I just
 wanted to ask you, is there a way on how to learn how to read 
Braille
 music while I'm learning how to play the guitar? Just curious!, 
since you
 mention that you play some notes on the piano.  I'm actually 
know how to
 play notes, but I'm struggling a lot with the chords! Also,do 
you know
 where I can learn how to read notes and chords for the guitar in 
Braille
 Music? Just wondering.  Thanks so much and God bless! :)

 -----Original Message----- From: Lillie Pennington
 Sent: Friday, December 27, 2013 10:52 PM
 To: 'National Association of Blind Students mailing list'
 Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Braille Music

 What I did when learning Braille music was to read a note, such 
as a c
 eighth note, or just a c in general.  I would either then hum 
that note or
 play it on the piano.  I did this often enough for all the other 
notes in
 a
 major scale so that when I would come to that note in a piece of 
music
 that
 sound would come to me automatically.
 Another trick that I found helpful was learning the foundations 
in which
 the
 notes are built upon.  Eighth notes are just one letter ahead of 
their
 corresponding letter in the alphabet, with the exception of a 
and b,
 which
 are I and J.  Quarter notes are those eighth notes, but with a 
dot 6
 added.
 Half notes are the eighth note with a dot 3 added.  Hole notes 
and 16th
 notes
 are the eighth notes with a dot 3 and 6 added.
 I would recommend the book how to read Braille music as a 
resource for
 learning Braille music.
 Hope this helps.

 -----Original Message-----
 From: nabs-l [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
 trising at sbcglobal.net
 Sent: Tuesday, December 24, 2013 12:22 PM
 To: sandragayer7 at gmail.com; National Association of Blind 
Students
 mailing
 list
 Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Braille Music

 Hello:

    I have a Master's Degree in Voice and also teach voice.  I am 
a soprano
 as well and sing in two or three choirs, depending on the time 
of year.  I
 also do as much solo work as possible.  I would really like to 
learn
 Braille
 music.  I read Braille at 300 words per minute and I have helped 
people
 improve their Braille reading speeds, but when I look at Braille 
music,
 what
 I feel is what the letter is supposed to be in real Braille and 
not in
 Braille music.  For instance, I feel dots 1, 4, 5, and my brain 
instantly
 says D and not eight note C.  I did all of my college work by 
ear and got
 high grades doing it, but I know Braille music would be of 
benefit.
 Sandra,
 how do you get your brain to turn off recognizing Braille as 
Braille and
 get
 it to recognize Braille music, since the symbols are the same? I 
hope
 this
 question is clearer than mud!!

 Merry Christmas from
 Terri and Nick Wilcox

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